New Home/New Listening Room

[ctsooner]

I'll Google to see what I can come up with.  I really need to figure out what I need to do as I have never given it much thought because the wife would go nuts, lol. 

[John Gallup]

Apropos discussions of double-layer gypboard with intervening channels, here's an article Robert Harley (of The Absolute Sound) wrote describing his adventures in constructing a dedicated listening room, which sounds a bit daunting. I've also attached the manufacturer's installation guide for the system he used.

If that article's behind a paywall let me know.

IsoWall-Install-Guide_0.pdf

[Richard Vandersteen]

This design is very effective for isolation but most of it is not required for sound reasons.  The double sheetrock,  Green Glue,  heavy doors,  weather stripping and low velocity HVAC is as good or better if the goal is sound.  These rooms will isolate quite well but not as well as IsoWall, obviously. OMO.

RV

[bkeske]

Agreed Richard. As I said in an earlier post, I think ‘we’ can confuse and conflate sound isolation/separation/‘proofing’ vs techniques to create better sound within the room itself. 

[500Homeruns]

I’m not overly concerned about soundproofing. Whatever I can do (within reason/budget) to make the room sound better, I am all for it.

[ctsooner]

That makes the most sense.  I see too many spending a ton on things that over damp a room etc.  I think one reason I’ve stayed away from doing too much, is because too man rooms are over done and don’t sound great.  

[Holmz]

7 hours ago, ctsooner said:

That makes the most sense.  I see too many spending a ton on things that over damp a room etc.  I think one reason I’ve stayed away from doing too much, is because too man rooms are over done and don’t sound great.  

Reflected in a low WAF score.

[ctsooner]

I need to have my room looking good too.  I made some nice wooden platforms for the M5's, have a nice 3" piece of granite under teh speakers and have a couple of quilts where Rutan told me to put them.  I try to hide all the cables with silk plants (Bob, I'm sorry, but I KILL living green things).  We have way too much furniture in the loft, but I have no where else to put things.